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An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.

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  1. n. An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
  2. a. Being a year old.
  3. n. a young child who is just beginning to walk
  4. n. a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
  5. n. an animal in its second year
  6. An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses. Being a year old. "A yearling bullock to thy name small smoke." Pope.
  7. An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; --applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.
  8. n:100 n. a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth n. an animal in its second year